Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Whiskey River
- Whiskey river (take my mind)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Houston, Texas, USA
Known for
- Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies — Self (archive footage)2025
- Beartooth1978
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,975
- Total plays
- 128,379
Tags
countryamericanatexasAllHonky Tonk
Johnny Bush, born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas - died October 16, 2020, was a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best-known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson's signature song. He is still popular in his native Texas. Born John Bush Shinn III in the blue-collar neighborhood of Kashmere Gardens in Houston <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johnny
- Family name
- Bush
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- San Antonio
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western swing
- Instrument
- fiddle
- Official website
- www.johnnybush.com
- Image
- Johnny bush 2007.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1935-02-17
- Commons category
- Johnny Bush
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-10-16
- name in native language
- Johnny Bush
- birth name
- John Bush Shinn III
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